Chapter 315: Qing troops retreat north
Zhan Yunpeng and Linghu Yunlong looked at each other, and Zhan Yunpeng looked up at the city gate: "Your Highness, how do you know that the city is ours?"
"What, what does it mean?" Zhu Cilang asked in confusion.
Linghu Yunlong next to him said, "Your Highness, what if the Qing soldiers occupy the city, they pretend to be our Ming army."
Zhu Cilang took a breath, but he didn't expect this. After all, he was young and had little experience. At the same time, he was very pleased that he did not use the wrong person. Zhan Yunpeng and Linghu Yunlong were outstanding in every aspect.
However, Zhu Cilang was still a little confused: "But I recognize that the person on the city wall is General Peng Chengzhi and Peng."
Zhan Yunpeng shook his head: "Your Highness, maybe this is the conspiracy of Jiannu. They deliberately found a prisoner you knew and pretended to let you enter the city and then arrest us."
Zhu Cilang nodded. If that was the case, the consequences would be unimaginable. If Huang Taiji occupied Jinzhou City and captured Peng Chengzhi and others. They pretended to be Ming troops and deceived themselves into the city, not only would their crown prince become a prisoner, but the Hu Ben Camp that was trained to work hard would be lost.
Zhu Cixuan did not enter the city, but waited for Peng Chengzhi and others to go out to greet him personally. Then, he first sent a small team of soldiers from the Huben Camp, led by Ye Qing into the city. When Ye Qing and others climbed up the city wall and waved the flag to Zhu Cixuan, Zhu Cixuan then led the Huben Camp army into the city to deal with the defense.
Almost shortly after Zhu Cixuan and others entered the city, the Hong Chengchou cavalry at the north gate also arrived. At this point, the danger in Jinzhou was relieved.
As soon as Hong Chengchou entered the city, he heard that the crown prince was coming. So he hurriedly took his cavalry to the south gate to pay homage. As soon as he saw Zhu Cilang, Hong Chengchou leaned on the ground and bowed to the ground and bowed: "The criminal should die, and it almost caused a disaster. Please ask Your Highness to report to the punishment of the criminal."
Zhu Cilang said coldly: "The ministers in the world want the emperor to punish the crime if they make mistakes. Should they truly punish your crimes or falsely punish your crimes? If you really punish the crimes, you will say that the emperor is unkind and will not punish your crimes. Do you know that Hong Chengchou, you almost lost Liaodong and almost killed 230,000 soldiers."
"Damn it the most!" Hong Chengchou's head was lowered.
"Get up, now is not the time for you to confess your guilt. If you want to make meritorious service, you will catch up with Huang Taiji and destroy his troops behind the palace."
When chasing Huang Taiji, Hong Chengchou was stunned at first. Then he stood up and said, "The criminal will go now, Bai Guangen, Wang Tingchen, follow me to pursue Jiannu!"
Zhu Cilang said lightly: "I also brought three thousand Tiger Ben Army to pursue you with you."
With the return of the Ming army's subsequent troops, Jinzhou was relatively safe. At this time, Hong Chengchou, with Bai Guangen and Wang Tingchen's cavalry, and together with Zhu Cilang's Huben Camp, began to pursue Huang Taiji.
Originally, according to Hong Chengchou's idea, he did not want to pursue the enemy. Don't chase the enemy. Besides, Huang Taiji's main force was not damaged at all. If he led the cavalry to pursue him, what if Huang Taiji turned around and bite him...
But His Highness the Crown Prince insisted on pursuing him, so Hong Chengchou could only bite the bullet. After all, the battle in Jinzhou was his own decision-making mistake. If it weren't for the Qi family's desperate attack, Jinzhou would have long been defeated.
"Tell me about the situation of the battle." Zhu Cixuan asked.
Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, lowered his head and said, "Yes, it was the Qi family army in Haitang Mountain. The three hundred of them blocked Huangtaiji in Qifeng Mountain in Weizigou. Therefore, the criminal minister, then came back in time."
Zhu Cilang didn't say anything, and said for a while: "Tell the three armies to pursue!"
After a brief rest in Jinzhou, the Ming army troops arrived one after another. Hong Chengchou brought Bai Guangen and Wang Tingchen's cavalry, as well as Zhu Cixuan took his Huben camp to open the north gate of Jinzhou City, and eight thousand iron cavalry chased Huang Taiji.
Hong Chengchou believed that he was good at governing the army. Although this time it was his own command error. When he was going out of the city to pursue, he thought that Zhu Cixuan would praise him when he saw his subordinates in an orderly manner.
But who knew that when the Guanning cavalry saw His Royal Highness's Hu Ben Army, they were really shocked.
The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army are simply the embodiment of art. They never make any sound when they march. Apart from the friction of armor and the galloping of war horses, there is no other sound. Their formation is also extremely orderly. When on the plains, they can even automatically form a square formation when the cavalry chases.
This kind of square formation is by no means intentional, but their natural cooperation and tacit understanding. When encountering a rugged path, they will automatically line up one by one. The distance between the front and back is almost exactly the same. When the front queue stops, the subsequent troops will stop horses one by one. It is definitely not like the Guanning Iron Cavalry, there will be a slight scattering situation.
This is not counting. When they encounter emergencies, their reaction speed can be described as terrible. For example, when you encounter a mountain in front, when you may suspect that Huang Taiji will set up an ambush here, you don’t even have to wait for the general to command, the soldiers of the Hu Ben Camp will automatically form a defensive formation. They will also rush out of the queue to scouts and go deep into the hinterland.
Until they are sure that safety is confirmed and no abnormality is found, they will wave the flag to indicate. Their movements are as smooth as flowing water, which makes Hong Chengchou and the others have to admire.
How terrible it would be to encounter such an enemy if he or she is in a war. Meeting such an opponent on the battlefield is simply a nightmare for the enemy.
Huang Tai was in a bad mood. Since his father Nurhaci raised an army to fight the Ming army, Jinzhou's strategic position has become increasingly important. The Ming Dynasty sent heavy troops to garrison and strengthen the city, trying to make Jinzhou a solid fortress that prevents the Qing army from advancing westward.
Huang Tai knew that he led the army to enter the border many times, but ultimately he could not get the size of the Ming Dynasty because of the barriers of Shanhaiguan. If you want to get Shanhaiguan, you must first get the four cities outside the pass - Songshan, Xingshan, Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou was the first to be affected.
Originally, my plan was perfect. When Huangtai was recovering from his injuries, he thought hard and came up with this clever plan. Unexpectedly, it was easily broken by the Qi family army in Haitangshan. After all, it was not counted as the Qi family army in Haitangshan.
Originally, Huang Taiji took over Jinzhou, which could annihilate Hong Chengchou's main force of the Ming army. He could break through the Ningjin defense line of Guanyin and clear obstacles for Qing troops to enter the pass in the future.
Unexpectedly, the dream was gone in vain. In Qifeng Mountain, thousands of corpses were thrown away. They were defeated by only three hundred Ming troops and resisted eighteen attacks. Huang Taiji became a little suspicious, whether the enemy had become stronger or his Eight Banners soldiers were unable to do it.
The Qing army rushed thousands of miles away and returned to the outside of Jinzhou without success. At this time, the morale of the three armies was depressed, and the army retreated eighty miles away in one breath. The soldiers finally slacked off and wanted to take a break and breathed a sigh of relief.
Huang Taiji knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time. Years of battle on the battlefield made Huang Taiji extremely alert. So he sent orders to the three armies again: "Transfer to my army orders and continue to retreat north! If anyone is lazy, behead you!"
Chapter completed!